Door-stop.



G. E. HOUSER.

DOOR STOP.

APPLIGATION FILED BEPT.29,1909.

Patented Mar.29,1910.

a m m GEORGE EDWARD HOUSER, OF COLUMBUS, KANSAS.

DOOR-STOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. September 29, 1909. Serial No. 520,228.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE EDWARD HoUsER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-

tion.

The object of my invention is to simplify the construction of door-stopshown in my prior patent, #831,788, dated September 25, 1906.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a side View of a door, showingthe application of the device of my invention thereto; Fig. 2 is a sideview of the spring and rubber block.

Referring, now, in detail to the drawing: a bowed or curved leaf-springA is secured by fastening-means, such as screws (Z passing through theupper portion thereof, directly to one of the side faces of the door.Carried by the lower extremity of the leafspring, as by screws 6, 0, isa rubber-block engageable with the floor to hold the door in anyposition of open or closed adjustment.

As a convenient means for elevating the block a from the floor, when itis desired to move the door, I have shown, in this instance, a flexiblemember 6, such as a wire, or the like, connected, at its lower end, tothe lower portion of the spring A and, at its upper end, to a cross-headf, carried by the spindle of the door-knob g; whereby, upon turning saiddoor-knob in either direction, the cross-head will be tilted, therebyexerting an upward stress upon the member 0 and, consequently, elevatingthe block (1.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters-Patent is:

The combination with a door, of a bowed leaf-spring secured directly toone of the side faces thereof and carrying at its lower extremity arubber block engageable with the floor, and means, operativelyassociated with the spring and controllable by the turning of thedoor-knob, for elevating said block from the floor.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own invention, I havehereunto affixed my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE EDWARD I-IOUSER.

\Vitnesses:

L. WV. SCI-IREINER, HORACE F. TUSSEY.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

